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As far as lousy days at the office go, the Palace guard dripping in his bear hat proved quite the shout-out to the #climatecrisis. On #ChattingThePictures, we plumb @John_Sib’s photo (the excellent wide version!) for @reuterspictures. Watch now: https://www.readingthepictures.org/2022/08/sweating-palace-guard/

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#TodaysDailies: As flooding surges to forefront in rank of #climate threats, Calif scientists reframing *the big one.*

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14 Aug 1558837182177038339

#TodaysDailies: In TX, back-to-school days this year means Austin @statesman leading w emergency family reunification exercises. #gunviolence

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14 Aug 1558824722543943681

Quite the counterpoint to The Big Lie, even more so the way the president and president-elect present like mirror images. 📷 #ElliottErwitt @MagnumPhotos

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13 Aug 1558601818577391616

Enter the future: Yes, it’s one photo. Creative pic of Biden arriving in MA to talk climate/renewables by #JonathanErnst @reuterspictures.

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Chatting the Pictures: Record UK Heat Sweats Palace Guard